Lois Taylor has the day off.
Her column returns next Friday.
Halawa Xeriscape Garden, 527-6113: Free admission to garden of dry-land plants at Halawa Industrial Park 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays and Wednesdays. Guided tours are free on Thursdays and the last Saturday of each month; call 527-6113 for an appointment.
Honolulu Academy of Arts, 532-8700: Final narcissus exhibit of the Chinese New Year this weekend. Hours are 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. tomorrow and 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Limited number of plants and cutting tools will be on sale plus there will be people on hand to answer questions and give tips on growing narcissus bulbs. Admission: $3-$5.
Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, 233-7323: "Windward Garden Fair and Plant Sale," 9 a.m.-2 p.m. tomorrow. New plants include the anthurium "Tropic Fire," dwarf Japanese Podocarpus, collection of hoya (Wax Vine); and plants for seaside gardens. There will also be a silent auction, free mulch (bring a shovel and sack), free lake fishing from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and free blade sharpening by a professional knife sharpener (bring pruners, chain saw blades, etc.). Food booths will be available but picnics are welcomed.
Learn about rain forest plants 10 a.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m. Sundays. Free. Bring walking shoes, bug repellent, rain gear and a picnic.
Compost workshop, 9:30-11:30 a.m. fourth Saturday of the month. Bring walking shoes, insect repellent, rain gear and work gloves.
Kahala HydroGreenery, 735-8665: Hydroponic gardening class, 9-11 a.m. the last Saturday of the month. Free. Reservations, 735-8665.
Lyon Arboretum, 3860 Manoa Road, Honolulu, 988-7378: "Stepping Stones to Good Gardening Series." Cost: $8 per class. Limited enrollment. Reservations required. Classes are: "Native Plants for Home Gardens" with Mary Wickenden, 9:30-11:45 a.m. Feb. 27, Downstairs Classroom; "Learning About Pruning: A Walk Around the Arboretum" with Bob Hirano, call for time, March 13, Downstairs Classroom; and "Holoholo to Unisyn Bio-Waste Technology: Learn About Composting" with Matt Lyum, 9:30-11:45 a.m. March 27, Unisyn Bio-Waste Technology.
"Hydroponics" with Lawrence Koga, 9:30-11:45 a.m. tomorrow, Downstairs Classroom. Cost: $15.50. Limited enrollment. Reservations required.
"Worm Farm and Vermicomposting" with Lawrence Koga, 9:30-11:45 a.m. Feb. 21, Downstairs Classroom. Cost: $15.50. Limited enrollment. Reservations required.
Spring plant sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 28, Blaisdell Exhibition Hall. Free admission.
Pearl City Bonsai Club: Annual bonsai exhibit and plant sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. May 2, Pearl City Hongwanji Mission, 858 2nd St. Bonsai demonstrations, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Information, 262-5873.
University of Hawaii at Hilo, College of Agriculture, 1-808-974-7393: Spring 1998 Ag 194P "Focus on Agriculture" class, 7-8:30 p.m. Thursdays, through May 7. The next class features Dr. Lyle Wong, plant industry administrator for the State Department of Agriculture on "Agriculture Commodity Irradiation Facility."
Shows are aired on Channels 4, east Hawaii; 13, west Hawaii; 55, central Oahu; 21 Hawaii Kai; and 10, Kauai. Maui residents can view the shows on MCCTV Channel 12, 7-8:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Information, 1-808-974-7393 (Hawaii) or e-mail jfujii@hawaii.edu.
University of Hawaii-Manoa, Architecture Auditorium: Ian L. McHarg, architect and environmental planner, will speak on "Design With Nature," 6 p.m. Feb. 25. McHarg is scheduled to meet with city and state officials about an integrated park system stretching from mauka to makai. Free.
Urban Garden Center, 962 Second St., 453-6050: "Air Layering," 9:30-11 a.m. Wednesday. Cost: $5. Registration required.
"Annuals for the Cool Season," 9:30-11 a.m. Feb. 25. Cost: $5. Registration required.
Self-guided tours, 9 a.m.-noon, first Saturday of every month. Groups of 10 or more can make arrangements for guided tours by calling the center. Guided tours are available on Monday and Tuesday mornings.
Wahiawa Botanical Garden, 621-7321: Hands-on gardening, 9-11 a.m. Wednesdays. Free.
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